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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The “Too Good to Waste Place” has been scrapped – at least for now.

The Prince William County Landfill announced the temporary closure of the donation center on its campus that’s been in operation since 1991. The “Too Good to Waste Place” has been credited with reducing the amount of trash that has ended up in the landfill, as residents instead have chosen to leave, or donate, still-usable items like couches, bicycles, and lawnmowers at the site. Once left, other residents who visit the landfill can simply take what’s left behind.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt and Marvin Josaitis, PhD, are autographing their recently published books at the 2nd and Charles Bookstore  in Woodbridge on Shoppers Best Way – 2904 Prince William Parkway this Saturday, June 30, from 1-4 p.m.

Mercurio Gotthardt acclaimed first novel, “Approaching Felonias Park,” is a fast paced and gritty read, exploring intimately the lives of the needy in a world of predatory lending. A gifted writer, Mercurio Gotthardt also will have available her outstanding “Poems from the Battlefield” as well as “Furbily-Furld Takes on the World,” a charming and magical children’s book. Sales of Katherine’s works will benefit local food pantries.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — What was once home to multiple fast-food restaurants at Woodbridge’s Marumsco Plaza is no more.

The building that stood at the southern corner of the plaza at U.S. 1 and East Longview Drive has been demolished. The demolition clears the way for a new Walgreens Pharmacy and a BB&T Bank to be built.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Mosquitoes collected in Woodbridge during the month of June 2012 by the Prince William Mosquito Control Program have tested positive for the West Nile Virus.

Mosquito testing is used to determine periods of greater risk of contracting West Nile Virus. The wide occurrence of positive mosquitoes indicates there is an increased risk of contracting the virus across Prince William County. Mosquitoes will continue to be trapped and tested regularly from sites throughout Prince William County. The County’s Mosquito Control Program has performed intensive treatment in the vicinity of the positive mosquito pools to kill adult and larval mosquitoes, and will continue larval control throughout the County and possibly conduct an adulticide spray based on future positive trap numbers.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Will he, or won’t he? If the look of an email sent out by his campaign staffers late Tuesday afternoon is any indication, he probably will.

Delegate Scott Lingamfelter, R-Woodbridge, Fauquier, appears to be putting his name in the upcoming Virginia Lt. Governor’s race for 2013. The staunch Republican who lives in Dale City is known for prodding reforms within the Virginia Department of Transportation, and recently made waves in the debate over now-defunct slush funds for Prince William County Supervisors.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Timothy Kaine made a campaign stop in Woodbridge on Friday to tell voters  he’ll fund more educational opportunities.

Over coffee at Osprey’s Landing restaurant at Belmont Bay, Kaine told resident’s he’s the right choice for U.S. Senate because he’s had experience in an economy in recession during the time he was governor of Virginia between 2005 and 2009.


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